Why did I choose this class over all the other psychology and neuroscience classes offered at Duke?
Well, part of the reason is because this class was one of the few that could fit into my schedule. There's no lying about that. But another reason this class piqued my interest was because it integrates various fields of psychology and neuroscience and their methodologies. I've taken quite a few psych and neuro classes. Although some of the material I learned overlap, there's also substantial new information offered in every class. While cognitive psychology and biological basis of behavior both discuss the usage of fMRI and other brain imaging techniques, the latter focused more on the neurological aspects of it, while cognitive psychology examined the effects on human perception.
With this class, I now have a chance to learn how everything ties together!
That's right; here we will talk about the nuts and bolts of these methods. There may still be some overlap when we discuss the papers, but we get into way more detail here re the methods than you would have in any of those other classes. Enjoy.
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